Yeah the old series, should be interesting to see again after all these long long years *wipes tear from eye* I remember watching when i was really young (And my parents used to watch the even older series, can we get our hands on that series too? the old old one the one from the 50s?) and i used to love it, just as much as voltron its good to see that we can actually watch these old series again. After watching the second season of the new astro boy i'm hungering for some of the older stuff _________________Namco's anime video game "Tales of Symphonia" out 18th of November. The game that was assisted by Kosuke Fujishima, author of the manga and anime version of "Oh! My Goddess"!

sorry for some reason it posted my message twice and i don't know how to get rid of this one....... _________________Namco's anime video game "Tales of Symphonia" out 18th of November. The game that was assisted by Kosuke Fujishima, author of the manga and anime version of "Oh! My Goddess"!

Hi all Would Like to Thank Madboards for Giving Astroboy Shop . Com Joint use of this Forum.
And Wanna Say Astroboy is a Legend , About Astroboyshop.com It`s a Fan / Merchandise Site Where Astroboy Fans Can buy stuff , but at the moment Most of the stuff on the site is no longer avaliable Due to restriction on rights in Australia .

Astroboyshop.com Is also looking at other options to find other source to sell your favourite Astroboy on Video Will Keep you posted anyhow Enough Of me Thanks Again Madboard.

Any idea on the price for the series Sly? And will the tin box be limited time only?_________________"I can't take his money, I can't print my own money, I have to work for my money. Why don't I just lay down and die." -Homer Simpson

Yes number the boxes that would be cool. Also millions have undoubtedly asked the same question, (sorry) When is the release date? I had the 22nd of sep in my brain only to go to my local to find that it is not Astroboy classic but......the all new adventures of astroboy DOH! Although the new show is sort of ok nothing comares to the original, so please hurry up as Im thouroughly shattered by todays experince

Hi all Would Like to Thank Madboards for Giving Astroboy Shop . Com Joint use of this Forum.
And Wanna Say Astroboy is a Legend , About Astroboyshop.com It`s a Fan / Merchandise Site Where Astroboy Fans Can buy stuff , but at the moment Most of the stuff on the site is no longer avaliable Due to restriction on rights in Australia .

Astroboyshop.com Is also looking at other options to find other source to sell your favourite Astroboy on Video Will Keep you posted anyhow Enough Of me Thanks Again Madboard.

I have a couple of questions about the Astroboy DVD collection (other than the one in the other thread).

First, are these episodes the same ones that aired in Australia on the ABC all those years ago or is it the US version which I've heard had more cut than the Aussie one?

And finally, are the next episode previews at the end of each ep included in the MM release? They were sadly cut from the Siren release back in 1997 (due to the way the rearranged the eps).

Also, it's too bad you couldn't get episode 2 of the Japanese version as an extra. Having episode 1 on there is great, but that only tells half the story of what was cut from the first dub episode. We won't get to see the big fight with young Atlas that was in the second Japanese episode.

Oh, and one more thing, where did you get the info on the catalog entry for the collection? Astroboy was born in 2003, not 2030. Or is that a typo?

We've actually realised the missing episode 2 so we will most likely put it in with episode 1 to make it more complete.

Catalog entry was based off info from the Siren release. We will amend and correct all mistakes. thanks.

I must say I'm quite impressed with what MM are doing with this release.

As a further question/suggestion - I wonder if it would be possible to have some sort of flipbook of the animation stills showing Astro 'running' (like in the end credits). Perhaps even a small version of each still could be placed on the corners of the pages of the booklet included??

Next ep previews (which were actually episode previews tagged on at the start of the ep) will not be on our release. Reason being it was too hard to work with our new masters. Long super secret process.

As a further question/suggestion - I wonder if it would be possible to have some sort of flipbook of the animation stills showing Astro 'running' (like in the end credits). Perhaps even a small version of each still could be placed on the corners of the pages of the booklet included??

LOL How about a flipbook of the whole series?
Some tons of paper to flip through.

I can barely wait to have this awesome series in DVD quality. On the siren tapes the video quality was rather reasonable than good, especially in the fast moving scenes there was some sort of 'aftershining' (sorry, I don't know the correct word for it) behind the respective moving characters. I wonder whether the reason for that was the way the VHS tapes got recorded.

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PLUS an Exclusive 24 Page Booklet full of heaps of interesting stuff, including a introduction by the President of Tezuka Production, and heaps of info about Tezuka himself and his creations and impact on the world we know today! Plus more artwork, episode listings, song lyrics, info on the Tezuka Museum, and plenty more to keep everyone happy...

That will be so sweet. Me is eagerly awaiting the arrival of my box now. _________________"I can't take his money, I can't print my own money, I have to work for my money. Why don't I just lay down and die." -Homer Simpson

We were supplied the translation script files for each episode from Tezuka Productions, and had to manually time them ourselves, and add a few tweaks here and there...
Thanks to the talented bunch we have working in our DVD production studio...!

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I am really impressed with this set. As a contributor of several soundtracks, I know they wre still short a couple of episodes as of September, and they still managed to find them in time.
As far as the programs themselves, I am most impressed by how strongly the sophistication of the storylines comes across. This in spite of the fact that these were clearly being dubbed and packaged for a juvenile audience (certain lines of dialog come to mind, such as in SEA SERPENT ISLE where one of the prisoners tells Astro "You're inside the sea serpent's tummy") BRAVO Madman for pulling off the seemingly impossible (and I'm happy to have been a part of such a handsome collection)_________________"Mr. Nobody, you're really somebody." - Astro Boy in episode #43 "DITTO"

I am definitely an Astroboy fan & I am not just trying to flog stuff here. I thought you guys might be interested in Astoboy the original series. I have currently in stock ASTROBOY the ORIGINAL 80's series BRAND NEW on DVD on Ebay. I have the following volumes on auction now:

X3 ASTROBOY volume 2 ORIGINAL 1980'S series NEW *5 episodes
X3 ASTROBOY volume 3 ORIGINAL 1980'S series NEW *5 episodes
X3 ASTROBOY volume 5 ORIGINAL 1980'S series NEW *5 episodes

You can also find my items also through my user ID: Lets_be_fair01.
I am also able to order more copies & other volumes in the series. I will be looking at $21.95 each + postage, but if you buy 3 copies together I will offer them for $17.99 each. I would look at other discounts for more bulk, etc. The more you buy the more you save, so that advantage guys! If you know anyone else who may be interested please pass this onto them. Any enquires or requests please also feel free to contact me.